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Getting Ready To Get Down

Biography:

Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.

Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.

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[Verse 1]
G
Mama got a look at you and got a little worried
C/G
Papa got a look at you and got a little worried
G
The pastor got a look and said y'all had better hurry
D
Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri
G
And now you come back saying you know a little bit about
C/G
Every little thing they ever hoped you'd never figure out
G
Eve ate the apple ‘cause the apple was sweet
D
What kinda’ god would ever keep a girl from getting what she needs

[Chorus]
G
And I'm
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down
D
Getting ready to get down

[Verse 2]
G
Now people cross the street when you walk in their direction
C/G
Talk between their teeth throwin' epithets
G
And the doctor thinks the devil must've got you by your senses
D
But to live the way you please doesn't sound like possession
G
It's four long years studying the bible
C/G
Infidels Jezebels Salomes and Delilahs
G
Back off the bus in your own hometown
D
Say you didn't like me then you probably won't like me now

[Chorus]
G
And I'm
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down
D
Getting ready to get down

[Bridge]
Em
All the men of the country club the ladies of 'xiliary
C/G
Talk about love like its apple pie and liberty
G
To really be a saint you gotta really be a virgin
D
Dry as a page of the king james version

Em
No ooh la-las no oh hell yeses
C/G
No I can't waits I gotta see you againses
G
Turn the other cheek take no chances
D
Jesus hates your high school dances

[Break]
G C/G G D x2

[Verse 3]
G
Said your soul needed savin’ so they sent you off to bible school
C/G
You learned a little more than they had heard was in the golden rule
G
Be good to everybody be a strength to the weak
D
Be a joy to the joyful be the laughter in the grief
G
And give your love freely to whoever that you please
C/G
Don't let nobody tell you 'bout the who you ought to be
G
And when you get damned in the popular opinion
D
It's just another damn of the damns you're not giving

[Chorus]
G
And I'm
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down
D
Getting ready to get down

[Verse 4]
G
Mama got a look at you and got a little worried
C
Papa got a look at you and got a little worried
G
The pastor got a look and said y'all had better hurry
D
Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri
G
And now you come back saying you know a little bit about
C
Every little thing they ever hoped you'd never figure out
G
The Red Sea the Dead Sea the Sermon on the Mount
D
If you wanna’ see a miracle watch me get down

[Chorus]
G
And I'm
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down
D
Getting ready to get down

[Chorus]
Em
I am
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down
D
Getting ready to get down

[Outro]
G C/G G D G

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These are the chords provided by Josh Ritter's official songbook

Standard tuning; Capo 5

[Verse 1]
C/G
Mama got a look at you and got a little worried
F
Papa got a look at you and got a little worried
C/G
Pastor got a look and said y'all had better hurry
G
Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri
C/G
And now you come back saying you know a little bit about
F
Everything they ever seemed to hope you'd never figure out
C/G
Eve ate the apple ‘cause the apple was sweet
G
What kind a god would ever keep a girl from getting what she needs

[Chorus]
C/G
And I'm
F
Getting ready to get down
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down

[Verse 2]
C/G
Now people cross the street when you walk in their direction
F
Talk between their teeth throwin' epithets
C/G
And the doctor thinks the devil must've got you by your senses
G
But to live the way you please doesn't sound like possession
C/G
It's four long years studying the bible
F
Infidels Jezebels Salomes and Delilahs
C/G
Back off the bus in your own hometown
G
Say you didn't like me then you probably won't like me now

[Chorus]
C/G
And I'm
F
Getting ready to get down
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down

[Bridge]
Am
All the men of the country club the ladies of 'xiliary
F
Talking 'bout love like its apple pie and liberty
C/G
To really be a saint you gotta really be a virgin
G
Dry as a page of the King James version
Am
No ooh la-las no oh hell yeses
F
No I can't waits I gotta see you againses
C/G
Turn the other cheek take no chances
G
Jesus hates your high school dances

[Break]
C/G F C/G G x2

[Verse 3]
C/G
Said your soul needed savin’ so they sent you off to bible school
F
You learned a little more than they had heard was in the golden rule
C/G
Be good to everybody be a strength to the weak
G
Be a joy to the joyful be the laughter in the grief
G/G
And give your love freely to whoever that you please
F
Don't let nobody tell you 'bout the who you ought to be
C/G
And when you get damned in the popular opinion
G
It's just another damn of the damns you're not giving

[Chorus]
C/G
And I'm
F
Getting ready to get down
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down

[Verse 4]
C/G
Mama got a look at you and got a little worried
F
Papa got a look at you and got a little worried
C/G
The pastor got a look and said y'all had better hurry
G
Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri
C/G
And now you come back saying you know a little bit about
F
Every little thing they ever hoped you'd never figure out
C/G
The Red Sea the Dead Sea the Sermon on the Mount
G
If you wanna’ see a miracle watch me get down

[Chorus]
C/G
And I'm
F
Getting ready to get down
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down

[Chorus]
Am
I am
F
Getting ready to get down
C/G
Getting ready to get down
G
Getting ready to get down

[Outro]
C/G F C/G G C/G